“It’s like iTunes meets Facebook for academic research”
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“It’s like iTunes meets Facebook for academic research”
Statistical ComputingSpring 2013
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Program Capabilities• Add and Organize
– Import and organize PDFs from your computer, EndNote™, Papers or Zotero.• Reference Manager
– Generate citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, and LaTeX.
• Read and Annotate– Open PDFs and capture your thoughts through sticky notes and highlights.
• Collaborate– Connect with colleagues and securely share your papers, notes and
annotations.• Backup, Sync and Mobile
– Access your papers on the web, iPhone or iPad.• Network and Discover
– Discover papers, people and public groups.
http://www.mendeley.com/features/
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Getting Started1. http://www.mendeley.com/2. Click the green sign up and download button (or you can link
through your facebook account)
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Mendeley Setup
• Tools->Options– File Organizer: Select a location on the computer
where Mendeley will keep a complete set of all papers• Rename all papers using a common convention
– Watched Folder: Identify folder(s) where you commonly save pdfs. Program will automatically check this folder and add items to library• Can set up different watched folders for each desktop
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Adding Papers Manually• Add Files
– If there is a specific saved document not in the watch folder
• Add Entry Manually– Useful if you cant find a
document copy but want an entry in the bibliography
• Drag and Drop– Drag document onto
Mendeley desktop to add manually
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Managing Documents
Program automatically searches document for
key bibliography info
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Managing Documents
Ability to flag important or seminal papers
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Managing Documents
Occasionally program cannot find key
bibliography information and it must
be added manually
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Managing Documents
Can create folders and subfolders to organize
papers
A paper can be added to multiple folders
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Managing Documents
Can create groups to share papers with others…
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Finding Documents
Within a folder, can filter results
1) Using Bibliographic Information
2) Using the search bar
Note: If using bibliographic information be careful…
J. Doe, John Doe, and JN Doe will each be different entries!
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Working on Documents
To export document with notes/highlights: File Export PDF with Annotations Click (1) Article Content which will include the highlights (2) Notes to include stick notes
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Additional Notes on Papers
• All changes are accessible on any linked desktop or online AS LONG AS YOU SYNC.
• Once a document has been read the radio button will turn from green to gray
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Reference Manager Compatible with Word, Mac Word, Open Office and Bibtex
Microsoft Word
To Install: In mendeley ToolsInstall MSWord Plugin*Can also add citations by drag and drop
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Reference Manager Compatible with Word, Mac Word, Open Office and Bibtex
BibTex• Continuously updated BibTex File
– Tools->Options -> BibTex tab• Specific BibTex file
– File ->Export->Save as .bib
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Reference Manager Compatible with Word, Mac Word, Open Office and Bibtex
Setting the Citation Style• View->Citation Style (->More Styles)
• Also possible to create your own specific style– http://csl.mendeley.com/about/– https://github.com/citation-style-editor/csl-editor/wiki/Using-the-
Citation-Style-Editor-with-Mendeley-Desktop
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CollaborateCreating a Group
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CollaborateInteracting with a Group
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CollaboratePublic Groups
Public groups act as a sort of academic
facebook to identify new colleagues,
discuss ideas, etc.
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CollaborateIdentify New Papers
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Maintaining a Profile
When adding unpublished work to your library be sure to click the box in the bibliography pane for “Unpublished work – Exclude from Mendeley Web Catalog”
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Backup, Sync, Mobile
• Online backup of all sync files (1 GB of storage)• Can sync multiple devices• Can be used on the iPhone, iPad, Android, and
others– http://blog.mendeley.com/tipstricks/android-on-
mendeley-an-app-guide/
– Download from the App Store now (Apple)